October 17th, 1661

Born on October 17th, 1661

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on October 17th?

October 17th, 2001

Rehavam Ze'evi, the Israeli minister of tourism, was assassinated in revenge for the killing of PFLP leader Abu Ali Mustafa.

October 17th, 2000

A fatal rail accident at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, led to the introduction of widespread speed limit reductions throughout the British rail network and eventually caused the collapse of the railway management group Railtrack.

October 17th, 1992

Having gone to the wrong house in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for a Halloween party, Japanese exchange student Yoshihito Hattori was shot and killed by the homeowner.

October 17th, 1973

Yom Kippur War: Egyptian forces retreated from the Battle of the Chinese Farm, allowing Israeli forces to build their first bridge across the Suez Canal.

October 17th, 1969

The Caravaggio painting Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence was stolen from the Oratory of Saint Lawrence in Palermo, Italy.

October 17th, 1964

Prime Minister Robert Menzies inaugurated the artificial Lake Burley Griffin (pictured) in the centre of the Australian capital Canberra.

October 17th, 1952

Indonesian Army elements surrounded the Merdeka Palace, demanding that President Sukarno disband the Provisional People's Representative Council.

October 17th, 1931

American gangster Al Capone was convicted on five counts of income-tax evasion.

October 17th, 1860

The Open Championship, the oldest of the four major championships in men's golf, was first played at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, Scotland.

October 17th, 1814

A wooden beer-fermenting vat in London burst, destroying a second vat and causing a large flood of at least 128,000 imperial gallons (580,000 l; 154,000 US gal) of porter that killed eight people.

October 17th, 1777

American Revolutionary War: British general John Burgoyne's Saratoga campaign ended with his surrender to the Americans, later convincing France to enter the war in alliance with the United States.

October 17th, 1660

A series of executions of the commissioners who signed the death warrant of Charles I of England concluded; six were hanged, drawn and quartered for treason.

October 17th, 1604

German astronomer Johannes Kepler began observations of an exceptionally bright object, now known as Kepler's Supernova, that had appeared in the constellation Ophiuchus.

October 17th, 1346

Hundred Years' War: King David II of Scotland (pictured) was captured at the Battle of Neville's Cross following his invasion of England under the terms of Scotland's Auld Alliance with France.

October 17th, 2019

The 17 October Revolution starts in Lebanon.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 17th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 17th?

66

Sandra Reemer

Dutch singer and presenter (1950–2017)

*October 17th, 1950, Bandung City †June 6th, 2017, Amsterdam

59

Johannes d'Outrein

Dutch theologian (1662-1722)

*October 17th, 1662, Middelburg †February 24th, 1722, Amsterdam

51

Eminem

American rapper, record producer and actor (born 1972)

*October 17th, 1972, St. Joseph

23

Georg Büchner

German dramatist and writer of poetry and prose

*October 17th, 1813, Goddelau †February 19th, 1837, Zürich

65

John Paul I

Pope of the Catholic Church in 1978 (1912-1978)

*October 17th, 1912, Canale d'Agordo †September 28th, 1978, Vatican City

56

Venus Terzo

Canadian actress

*October 17th, 1967, Montreal

54

Wyclef Jean

Haitian rapper

*October 17th, 1969, Croix-des-Bouquets

57

Mark Gatiss

British actor, screenwriter and novelist

*October 17th, 1966, Sedgefield

49

Matthew Macfadyen

English actor

*October 17th, 1974, Great Yarmouth

77

Cameron Mackintosh

British theatre and musical producer

*October 17th, 1946, London Borough of Enfield

68

Rita Hayworth

American actress (1918–1987)

*October 17th, 1918, New York City †May 14th, 1987, Upper West Side

66

Augustus III of Poland

King of Poland, Elector of Saxony (1696-1763)

*October 17th, 1696, Dresden †October 5th, 1763, Dresden

85

Paxton Whitehead

British actor (1937–2023)

*October 17th, 1937, East Malling and Larkfield †June 16th, 2023, Arlington County

77

Adam Michnik

Polish essayist and publicist (born 1946)

*October 17th, 1946, Warsaw

63

Guy Henry

British actor

*October 17th, 1960, London

72

Ignác Alpár

Hungarian architect (1855-1928)

*October 17th, 1855, Pest †April 27th, 1928, Zürich

38

Sophie Wilhelmine von Ostfriesland

Peerage person ID=6434

*October 17th, 1659, Aurich †February 4th, 1698, Bierutów

57

Segundo de Chomón

Spanish-French film director, cinematographer and animator (1871-1929)

*October 17th, 1871, Teruel †May 2nd, 1929, 20th arrondissement of Paris

44

Kimi Räikkönen

Finnish racing driver

*October 17th, 1979, Espoo

70

Richard Mentor Johnson

Vice president of the United States from 1837 to 1841

*October 17th, 1780, Louisville †November 19th, 1850, Frankfort

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38

Charles II of Spain

King of Spain, lived (1661-1700)

*November 6th, 1661, Madrid †November 1st, 1700, Madrid

20

Feodor III of Russia

Tsar of Russia from 1676 to 1682

*June 9th, 1661, Moscow †May 7th, 1682, Moscow

62

Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer

English politician (1661-1724)

*December 5th, 1661, London †May 21st, 1724, London

80

Charles Rollin

French historian and educator (1661–1741)

*January 30th, 1661, Paris †September 14th, 1741, Paris

46

Georg Pasch

German theologian

*September 23rd, 1661, Gdańsk †September 30th, 1707, Kiel

81

Melchior de Polignac

French diplomat and cardinal (1661-1742)

*October 11th, 1661, Lavoûte-sur-Loire †November 20th, 1742, Paris

82

Alexandre-François Desportes

French painter (1661-1743)

*February 24th, 1661, Champigneulles †April 20th, 1743, Paris

58

Sukjong of Joseon

19th King of Joseon Dynasty in Korean history

*August 15th, 1661, Changdeokgung †June 8th, 1720, Gyeonghuigung

64

Paul de Rapin

French historian

*March 25th, 1661, Castres †April 25th, 1725, Wesel

58

Erdmuthe Dorothea of Saxe-Zeitz

Consort of Duke Christian II of Saxe-Merseburg

*November 13th, 1661, Naumburg †April 29th, 1720, Merseburg

77

Christian Wermuth

German medallist

*December 16th, 1661, Altenburg †December 3rd, 1739, Gotha

54

Madre Vitória da Encarnação

Catholic religious woman of the order of the Poor Clares, 17th century, born in Salvador, Bahia

*March 6th, 1661, Salvador †July 19th, 1715, Salvador

60

Antoine Coypel

French painter (1661-1722)

*April 11th, 1661, Paris †January 7th, 1722, Paris

89

Christopher Polhem

Swedish inventor (1661-1751)

*December 18th, 1661, Tingstäde †August 30th, 1751, Stockholm

48

Johann Georg Neumann

German historian and theologian (1661-1709)

*May 1st, 1661 †September 5th, 1709, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

49

Louis, Grand Dauphin

Dauphin of France (1661–1711), eldest legitime son and heir apparent (dead before succession) of Louis XIV, King of France, and of María Teresa de Austria, Queen consort of France

*November 1st, 1661, Fontainebleau †April 14th, 1711, Meudon

81

Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine

Elector Palatine, Duke of Jülich and Berg and Count Palatine of Neuburg (1661-1742)

*November 4th, 1661, Neuburg an der Donau †December 31st, 1742, Mannheim

94

Giacomo Antonio Perti

Italian composer (1661-1756)

*June 6th, 1661, Bologna †April 10th, 1756, Bologna

74

Ludwig Andreas Gotter

German jurist

*January 1st, 1661, Gotha †January 1st, 1735, Gotha

43

Margravine Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach

German noble

*November 28th, 1661, Ansbach †November 15th, 1705, Darmstadt

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No: With 365 days 1661 is a normal year and no leap year.

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